EP2053973A4 - System and method for counting follicular units - Google Patents

System and method for counting follicular units

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Publication number
EP2053973A4
EP2053973A4 EP07841322A EP07841322A EP2053973A4 EP 2053973 A4 EP2053973 A4 EP 2053973A4 EP 07841322 A EP07841322 A EP 07841322A EP 07841322 A EP07841322 A EP 07841322A EP 2053973 A4 EP2053973 A4 EP 2053973A4
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Prior art keywords
follicular units
counting follicular
counting
units
follicular
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French (fr)
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EP2053973A2 (en
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Shehrzad A Qureshi
Mohan Bodduluri
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Restoration Robotics Inc
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    • A61B2017/00743—Type of operation; Specification of treatment sites
    • A61B2017/00747—Dermatology
    • A61B2017/00752—Hair removal or transplantation
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/02—Prostheses implantable into the body
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  • Measurement Of The Respiration, Hearing Ability, Form, And Blood Characteristics Of Living Organisms (AREA)
  • Image Processing (AREA)
  • Measuring And Recording Apparatus For Diagnosis (AREA)
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PCT/US2007/076728 WO2008024955A2 (en) 2006-08-25 2007-08-24 System and method for counting follicular units

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EP (1) EP2053973A4 (en)
JP (1) JP4988847B2 (en)
KR (1) KR101030853B1 (en)
CN (1) CN101505659B (en)
AU (1) AU2007286606B2 (en)
BR (1) BRPI0715630A2 (en)
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